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Dear Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission,
I am writing to request intelligence briefs related to the cryptocurrency Monero (XMR) pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act.
Specifically, I seek the following information:
* Any intelligence briefs produced by the ACIC between 2020 and 2024 that focus on Monero.
* The content of these briefs, including but not limited to:
* Information on Monero's use in criminal activities.
* Analysis of Monero's privacy features and their potential impact on law enforcement investigations.
* Information on Monero-related dark markets or forums.
* The distribution or dissemination of these briefs within the ACIC and to other law enforcement agencies.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Yours faithfully,
Journo 5027
OFFICIAL
Good morning Journo 5027,
Thank you for submitting the attached request under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the FOI Act) to the Australian Criminal
Intelligence Commission (ACIC). I have taken your request to be for access
to:
'Any intelligence briefs produced by the ACIC between 2020 and 2024 that
focus on Monero, including:
o Information on Monero's use in criminal activities.
o Analysis of Monero's privacy features and their potential impact on
law enforcement investigations.
o Information on Monero-related dark markets or forums.
o The distribution or dissemination lists for these briefs within the
ACIC and to other law enforcement agencies.'
Please advise me if I have misunderstood the scope of your request.
Your request was received on 30 August 2024. The 30 day statutory period
for processing your request commenced the day after we received your
request. As such, you should expect a decision from us by 29 September
2024. The period of 30 days may be extended if we need to consult third
parties or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.
Exclusion of information:
The ACIC, in processing FOI requests, excludes the following information
on the basis that it is irrelevant to the requests:
o Names, signatures, and contact details of ACIC members of staff, other
than Senior Executive Staff.
o Duplicate documents, including duplicate emails. The ACIC will only
provide emails where they form a final email chain and the
authors/recipients are contained within the final email.
o Information that is publicly available, for example, newspaper
articles and online publications, including information available on
the ACIC website.
If you object to the ACIC excluding any of the above information, please
advise me within 7 days of this email.
We will contact you using the email address you provided
([1][FOI #11965 email]). Please advise if you
would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact or if your contact
details change.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by email at
[2][ACIC request email].
Kind regards,
Tia
Lawyer
FOI - Legal Services
[3][ACIC request email]
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live and work, and pay my respects to Elders past, present and future
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OFFICIAL
Good afternoon,
I refer to your below request. Please find attached the decision.
Kind regards,
Michaela (she/her)
[1]Australian Criminal FOI Advisor
Intelligence Commission Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
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[7]First Nation artwork
I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters where we
live and work, and pay my respects to Elders past, present and future
NOTE RE LEGAL PRIVILEGE: This message may contain legal advice and may be
the subject of a claim for legal professional privilege. Care should be
taken to avoid unintended waiver of that privilege. Unintended waiver can
occur if the existence or content of the advice is disclosed. If legal
professional privilege is waived, the whole of the legal advice may have
to be produced in litigation or under FOI. The author should be consulted
prior to any decision to disclose the existence or content of this advice
to a third party.
From: foi <[ACIC request email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 10 September 2024 11:45 AM
To: [FOI #11965 email]
Cc: foi <[ACIC request email]>
Subject: CM: FOI 24-44 - Acknowledgement [SEC=OFFICIAL]
OFFICIAL
Good morning Journo 5027,
Thank you for submitting the attached request under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the FOI Act) to the Australian Criminal
Intelligence Commission (ACIC). I have taken your request to be for access
to:
'Any intelligence briefs produced by the ACIC between 2020 and 2024 that
focus on Monero, including:
o Information on Monero's use in criminal activities.
o Analysis of Monero's privacy features and their potential impact on
law enforcement investigations.
o Information on Monero-related dark markets or forums.
o The distribution or dissemination lists for these briefs within the
ACIC and to other law enforcement agencies.'
Please advise me if I have misunderstood the scope of your request.
Your request was received on 30 August 2024. The 30 day statutory period
for processing your request commenced the day after we received your
request. As such, you should expect a decision from us by 29 September
2024. The period of 30 days may be extended if we need to consult third
parties or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.
Exclusion of information:
The ACIC, in processing FOI requests, excludes the following information
on the basis that it is irrelevant to the requests:
o Names, signatures, and contact details of ACIC members of staff, other
than Senior Executive Staff.
o Duplicate documents, including duplicate emails. The ACIC will only
provide emails where they form a final email chain and the
authors/recipients are contained within the final email.
o Information that is publicly available, for example, newspaper
articles and online publications, including information available on
the ACIC website.
If you object to the ACIC excluding any of the above information, please
advise me within 7 days of this email.
We will contact you using the email address you provided
([8][FOI #11965 email]). Please advise if you
would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact or if your contact
details change.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by email at
[9][ACIC request email].
Kind regards,
Tia
Lawyer
FOI - Legal Services
[10][ACIC request email]
[11][IMG] [12][IMG] [13][IMG] [14][IMG] [15][IMG]
[16]First Nation artwork
I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters where we
live and work, and pay my respects to Elders past, present and future
NOTE RE LEGAL PRIVILEGE: This message may contain legal advice and may be
the subject of a claim for legal professional privilege. Care should be
taken to avoid unintended waiver of that privilege. Unintended waiver can
occur if the existence or content of the advice is disclosed. If legal
professional privilege is waived, the whole of the legal advice may have
to be produced in litigation or under FOI. The author should be consulted
prior to any decision to disclose the existence or content of this advice
to a third party.
This email message and any attached files may contain information that is
confidential and/or privileged. They are intended only for use by the
individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the
intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the message to
the intended recipient, you have received this message in error and any
use, copying, circulation, forwarding, printing or publication of this
message or attached files is strictly forbidden, as is the disclosure of
the information contained therein. If you have received this message in
error, please notify the sender immediately and delete it from your Inbox.
ACIC Web Site: [17]www.acic.gov.au
Unsolicited commercial emails MUST NOT be sent to the originator of this
email.
References
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3. https://www.facebook.com/ACIC/
4. https://www.instagram.com/acic_govau
5. https://www.linkedin.com/company/acic-go...
6. https://twitter.com/ACICgovau
8. mailto:[FOI #11965 email]
9. mailto:[ACIC request email]
10. mailto:[ACIC request email]
11. https://www.acic.gov.au/
12. https://www.facebook.com/ACIC/
13. https://www.instagram.com/acic_govau
14. https://www.linkedin.com/company/acic-go...
15. https://twitter.com/ACICgovau
17. https://www.acic.gov.au/